Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 24, 2023

Their understanding of the industry trends and issues – do they follow and understand the key trends and issues in your sector, and how they relate to your business? The breadth of their knowledge of your audience and their pain points – How well do they know your audience and the industry pain points?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 7, 2021

I am a freelance automotive and tech journalist. Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now? I’m a big fan of personal stories within the automotive world. I then transitioned to tech journalism and finally to automotive journalism. . Individuals building something weird or unique.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MAY 3, 2021

I’m a freelance automotive journalist with a focus on new vehicles, technology and how the two come together to create the cars we love to drive. I also speak to all things automotive at conferences and as co-host of the Wheel Bearings podcast. Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Award-winning automotive journalist Gary Witzenburg has been writing about automobiles, auto people and the auto industry for 33 years. Navy officer, auto engineer, race driver and advanced technology vehicle development manager who has authored eight automotive books. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

reporter for Automotive News , where I cover automotive policy and regulation. Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now? I joined Automotive News in February 2020 — just weeks before COVID-19 stay-at-home orders were announced in Michigan. I’m the Washington, D.C., By how much?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

I’m the senior editor for automotive and electronic technology on the automotive editorial team at the SAE Media Group. Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now? What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? I also act as the editorial producer for SAE.org.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

I cover the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles beat for Automotive News. Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now? I’ve also tried to explore hot-button issues and give them an automotive touch. I’ve written a lot of fun stories at Automotive News. Don’t pitch story ideas, pitch sources.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

I’m a reporter with Automotive News covering suppliers and electric vehicles. Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now? It’s on everyone’s radar now, but I’m extremely interested in the shift to EVs and the way traditional automotive companies and start-ups are adapting to it.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Automotive and mobility technology suppliers seem to be chomping at the bit to return to CES2022, one of the most important shows for advanced automotive technology, slated for January 5-8, 2022 in Las Vegas. continues to open up post COVID19. continues to open up post COVID19. CES expansion and momentum continues.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Kristen Strakalaitis is the morning host of First Shift at Automotive News. Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now? What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? You might also be interested in: Countdown to CES 2023: Top 7 PR Lessons for Mobility and Automotive Suppliers.

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Landis PR

MARCH 7, 2022

reporter for Automotive News , where she covers automotive policy and regulation, including auto-related happenings on Capitol Hill, within the Biden administration and across major industry associations. Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now? By: Bianchi PR. trade policy, to name a few.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

I’m the web editor for Automotive News , supervising all breaking news content on autonews.com. I work closely with our publisher, Jason Stein, about a strategic vision for the kind of journalists and newsroom culture we want for Automotive News. I have supervised the Automotive News collegiate internship program since 2007.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 11, 2021

For over a decade, I was the editor-in-chief of AutoblogGreen and today I freelance for a good roster of publications, including Car and Driver, Forbes, Automotive News, SAE Automotive Engineering and others. Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now? Cooking, hiking or playing board games.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now? Since I have made the switch to covering parts suppliers and distributors in the automotive aftermarket, supply chain, M&A trends and sustainability are on my radar. Lastly, the automotive aftermarket is figuring out how to prepare for EVs.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 25, 2021

The media often quote me as an automotive industry analyst, and I am a co-host of Wheelbearings podcast and creator of rebeccadrives.com , a site specializing in car reviews 200 words or less. Can you tell us what types of stories, trends, or issues are on your radar now? people that want to pitch you? Daily News and J.D.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Sarah Kominek is the automotive and medical reporter at Plastics News, Crain Communications. Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now? What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Describe the craziest or most fun story you have written. Any pet peeves with PR people?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Now our most popular series, we pose questions to key automotive and mobility beat journalists to help PR folks like you better understand their needs. In this post, we highlight some of the top mobility trends of interest to reporters, as identified in gathering our 100+ Meet the Media profiles. So, straight from some of the top U.S.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Based on our 30+ years of PR experience, many of those supporting automotive clients at CES, we’ve identified several key media relations facts, challenges your company could face and the opportunities that could potentially surround them: Even with millions of square feet of CES exhibit space, it goes fast.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Whereas national media outlets tend to have a larger bandwidth to take on pitched topics.” By providing everything upfront – who they can talk to, data, visuals, links to relevant content – your media pitch becomes a better olution for today’s busy reporters. And in the meantime, keep pitching for those valuable earned media hits!

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JULY 21, 2022

As such, it’s important for exhibitors – especially the vehicle technology providers and automotive mobility suppliers we serve – to fully understand the media landscape of this massive event to ensure success, set realistic targets and appropriately manage executive expectations about media attention you may or may not garner at the show.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Please provide your job title and media outlet(s), as well as a brief description of your duties: Automotive Reporter, Detroit Free Press. Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now? What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? Any pet peeves with PR people?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JULY 10, 2023

I also consult on audience and editorial strategies for a few startup publications in the tech and automotive spaces. (If Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now? I’m interested in the zero-emission, digital transformation of the automotive industry and the future of how we get around.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 9, 2021

Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now? I’m proud of my reporting for Automotive News on the supply chain production halts and ramp up early in the pandemic in spring 2020. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? I’m Alexa St. Any pet peeves with PR people?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 6, 2023

I’m Craig Cole, senior editor at EV Pulse, a site dedicated to covering electric and electrified vehicles as well as alternative fuels and future automotive technology. I’ve been in this position for almost a year now, though I have been a full-time automotive journalist for 16 years.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2023

While many of the typical auto shows around the globe have lost some of their luster, CES continues to grow in importance for automakers and automotive and mobility suppliers. CES provides a ‘show-within-a-show’ for automotive and vehicle technology. for all things related to automotive mobility. 9-12, 2023 (Jan.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Take, for example, Small Biz Trends, one of the most popular publications targeted to small- and medium-sized business owners. This is because the manufacturing beat reporter at, say, Bloomberg, will naturally be following manufacturing trades that cover industries like automotive and heavy equipment.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 5, 2023

Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now? What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? If you are pitching me, focus on commercial trucking (Class 4-8). I do not typically write about cars or passenger vehicle trends. Like most of our editorial staff, I work remotely.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now? But I’m also a car guy, a realist, and an automotive analyst. I’ll never forget driving to Petersen Publishing Company some 50 miles from my home and pitching three articles to Lee Kelley, editorial director at the new Hot Rod Specialty Publications Group.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

I also write the occasional story for our Automotive Engineering and ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle Engineering magazines. Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now? What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

as part of our coverage of the Detroit Three, but I also cover the automotive industry as a whole and a range of other business-related topics. Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now? What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? I focus on Ford Motor Co.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now? What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? I’m a Senior Reporter at InsideEVs. Before that, I covered the auto industry for Business Insider. Finish this sentence: If I am not reporting, I am … riding one of my many bikes.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 19, 2021

It’s important for exhibitors – especially the automotive suppliers and vehicle technology providers we serve – to fully understand the media landscape of this massive event to ensure success, and to set realistic targets and appropriately manage executive level expectations about media attention. It’s logistically impossible.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 21, 2023

Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now? What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? I think the most important thing is to keep pitches simple but most importantly relevant. The amount of completely irrelevant pitches I get in my email drives me insane.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

I’m the founder of A Girls Guide to Cars , the leading automotive site written for women. Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now? Now, in addition to writing and shooting video, I have the pleasure of working with more than 40 female writers, most of them new to automotive.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

APRIL 19, 2021

Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now? So, for example, we’re less interested in stories about automotive executives and more interested in stories about the culture of cars and how it’s evolving. I love stories on business trends. Any pet peeves with PR people?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now? More recently, I am having fun covering the various electrification efforts sure to transform the automotive industry. For something automotive specific, covering the Hyundai Elevate was a great way to look at what’s possible. Is it even practical?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

I manage the day-to-day operations of WardAuto.com, writing and editing articles for the publication that traces its roots to 1924 as a source of automotive industry news, data and insight. Can you tell us what types of stories, trends or issues are on your radar now? What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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